I thought I would let you know that I've made a video all about emotional abuse, which is something I feel is not talked about enough and which seems to apply to many of the problems people post on here.

It's on YouTube, so PM me if you'd like to see it.

PS - I also do regular videos about child sexual abuse. Anyone who's familiar with my posts knows that it happened to me.

On a happy note, my posting this represents a real milestone in terms of how my life is going today. Honestly, things have never been better. Thank you, collectively, for anyone who's ever replied to any of my posts, which have been many, over the years.

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I`m trying to run a sanctuary from home for young women the sufferers of such relationships, but actually, I`m finding it desperately hard. None of them have ever got even close to your stage, of being able to turn this negative experience into something positive, something which can be serviced in the counselling of the world. I think of this level of progression, when comfortably sustainable, as being characteristic of something like a near full recovery. In my opinion the only genuine experts are in reality those such as yourselves.

Thank you T, I had a feeling it would resonate with you. And uh, thanks again - I think! You've kind of covered yourself there by saying you didn't know how you imagined me to be in real life

I've gone through so many cycles of anger and wanting to 'settle the score', and then feeling guilty for no reason, and then feeling again like it was all in my head, and then back to resentment. Now I'm mostly numb, and just glad I never hear from them. Doing this video really took me to the next level of closure, though. I remembered so many things as I was saying them. And it really is true what I said... the real lie is the one they're living. In your case, your ex parading someone new around town as if he isn't just using her now that you're no longer around for him to use as an emotional punching bag - classic. It's all smoke and mirrors. The next women will suffer the same fate, but you're free now.